In 2004, supermodel Petra Nemcova was on a dream vacation in Thailand with her boyfriend, fashion photographer Simon Atlee, when a tsunami tore through their bungalow. Atlee was swept away in the ...

Petra Nemcova was on vacation in Thailand at the time of the 2004 tsunami that killed more than 230,000 across Southeast Asia. (Vianney Le Caer / Invision / Associated Press) Two decades after a ...

May 17, 2005 — -- Sports Illustrated cover girl Petra Nemcova, 25, continues to amaze doctors with her quick recovery from injuries she sustained in December's deadly tsunami. And now Nemcova is ...

Supermodel Petra Nemcova has a serious mission -- to help children in need -- and it stems from a desperate moment when she herself was helpless. In December 2004 an earthquake in the Indian Ocean ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Supermodel Petra Nemcova has been named ambassador at large for Haiti because of the charity work she’s done through her nonprofit group the Happy Hearts Fund. House ...

Petra Nemcova is a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model. The Czech supermodel also is a television host and philanthropist. She speaks six languages. Story originally appeared on List Wire ...

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES -- Before she walks in to Elton John's Oscars party, model Petra Nemcova promises to save ABC7's Elex Michaelson a dance. Watch the action unfold in the video above.

The model speaks about her work helping others after natural disasters. Dec. 16, 2009— -- Nearly five years ago Petra Nemcova was swept from her hotel room when a tsunami struck Thailand. Now the ...

Model Petra Nemcova and Jamie Belman have called off their wedding. The pair, who met in 2010, have been engaged for over a year. A rep for Nemcova told Us Weekly: "Petra Nemcova and Jamie Belman ...